THESE are the businesses who are unhappy about the support for Silver Hill from the Business Improvement District.

More than 40 signed the open letter to city council leader Rob Humby that voices concerns about the impact of the £150m scheme on the viability of the rest of the city centre.

The signatories are: Amanda Attwood, Amanda Attwood Beauty Clinic; Lawson Bell, Bell Fine Art; Dick and Jill Bendinger, Winchester Framing; James Bennett, St James Tavern; Cat Brandwood, Toscanaccio; George Burnand, Strutt & Parker; Darrell Dipper, Carter Marsh & Co; Fiona Dykes, The Green Man; Susie Eatwell, Arcana Hair & Beauty; Alex Edwards, Cadogan & Co; Karen Fitzsimmons, Stardust Years; Ali Galvin, The Clothes Line; Tracy Grant-Wilson, The Courtyard Dress Agency; Sally Hake, Rawlings Opticians; Laurie Hart, B E Chaplin Ltd; Anne Havil-Jameson, Kingsgate Wines & Provisions; David Hazeldine, Char; Lara Hewitt, The Corner House; Rachel James, Maxims Boutique; Sarah Kingston, The Eclipse Inn; Lindsay Leman, Re:dress; John Marshall, Bang & Olufsen; Jane McIntyre, Jane McIntyre Design; Paul Moore, Loot; Jack Norgate, The Mucky Duck; Philip Offord, Offord & Sons; Hugh Petter, Adam Architecture; Maurizio and Sylvia Ponzellini, Forme; Marcelo Pugliese, The Old Vine; Toby Roberts, D & G Hardware; Simon Scantlebury, World of Beads; Keith Scorgie, Design House; Martin and Heather Smart, Cornflowers; Andrew Smith, Andrew Smith & Sons; Sam Smith, Blues Café; Jens Solbrig, Baristas Coffee House; Helen Sutherland, The Westgate Inn; Lyn Symonds, Creative Crafts; William Tilsley, Fox & Sons; Tracy Vincent, Polka Dot Piercing; Harry and Sandie Whorwood, Woodruffs; Susan Whyman, Childhood’s Dream.